Broxeele

Broxeele (French pronunciation: [bʁɔksɛl]; Dutch: Broksele) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.^[3]

Broxeele
Commune
The town hall in Broxeele
Coat of arms
Location of Broxeele
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Coordinates: 50°49′51″N 2°19′20″E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Nord
Arrondissement	Dunkerque
Canton	Wormhout
Intercommunality	Hauts de Flandre
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Vincent Pauwels[1]
Area 1	3.77 km2 (1.46 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	411
• Density	110/km2 (280/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	59111 /59470
Elevation	23–30 m (75–98 ft) (avg. 26 m or 85 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

It is 20 km (12 mi) south of Dunkirk and also 20 km (12 mi) west of the Belgian border.

Name

The name is derived from the Dutch Broec sele (modern name: Broksele), which means "house (with one room) in the marsh" (in 1072: Brocsela). The name Brussels has exactly the same etymology.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	209	—
1975	190	−1.35%
1982	211	+1.51%
1990	270	+3.13%
1999	269	−0.04%
2009	304	+1.23%
2014	355	+3.15%
2020	397	+1.88%
Source: INSEE[4]

International relations

Broxeele and Brussels are sister cities and the city of Brussels has given a replica of Manneken Pis to Broxeele.

Heraldry

Arms of Broxeele

The arms of Broxeele are blazoned : Gules, a lion argent armed and langued Or. (Broxeele and Rubrouck use the same arms.)

See also

• Communes of the Nord department